Caught on Cam: "Panhandler" Pranks SEPTA Passengers

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It’s a scenario that anyone who rides a subway is familiar with. A man or woman enters the subway car with a cup in their hand and proceeds to tell all the passengers their life story in order to get some change.

But as seen in the CollegeHumor video embedded below, one such panhandler had a very different message as well as a different kind of request when he spoke to SEPTA passengers a few days ago. Here’s a hint. He’s a bit more “fortunate” than the average panhandler…